Business Law BSBA

Major: Business Law
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter

Minimum Required Credits: 180.0

Co-op Options: Three Co-op (Five years); One Co-op (Four years); No Co-op (Four years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 22.0201
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 23-1011

About the Program

Law pervades all aspects of business and life. The LeBow College of Business undergraduate Business Law degree is specifically designed for today’s cutting-edge business world, giving undergraduate students the ability to understand the application of law to their careers and to make informed and intelligent business decisions. Not merely a pure law concentration, the intensely practical courses within the Business Law major teach students how to manage the competitive business and legal aspects of any enterprise.

LeBow’s Business Law major helps prepare students for a variety of career options right at graduation, including in management, government policy and administration, human resources, policing and corrections, and teaching. It also provides a solid foundation for a graduate degree in law or another discipline if a student decides to pursue that option.

Students will learn to analyze factual situations, assess any legal and ethical ramifications, and reach sound judgments. LeBow’s Business Law professors will challenge students to clarify their thoughts and expressions (both oral and written) so they can better advocate for reasonable solutions. Emphasis is on critical thinking as a tool so that whatever the discipline, students will be able to identify and prevent possible problems or seek proper and timely assistance from others. Whatever field they choose, students will be able to identify and help resolve business and legal pitfalls. LeBow's Business Law degree is practical law in business and focused on preparing students for successful careers in the field of their choice.

Additional Information

For more information please contact our Undergraduate Advising department at lebowadv@drexel.edu.

Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements
CIVC 101Introduction to Civic Engagement1.0
COOP 101Career Management and Professional Development *1.0
ENGL 101Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research3.0
or ENGL 111 English Composition I
ENGL 102Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing3.0
or ENGL 112 English Composition II
ENGL 103Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres3.0
or ENGL 113 English Composition III
MATH 101Introduction to Analysis I4.0
UNIV B101The Drexel Experience1.0
UNIV B201Career Management1.0
General Education Electives (Select 18-24 credits)
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective **6.0-8.0
Humanities & Social Science **6.0-8.0
Natural Science & Technology **6.0-8.0
Business Flexible Requirements ***
INTB 200International Business4.0
MIS 200Management Information Systems4.0
MKTG 201Introduction to Marketing Management4.0
OPM 200Operations Management4.0
STAT 201Introduction to Business Statistics4.0
Business Requirements
ACCT 115Financial Accounting Foundations4.0
ACCT 116Managerial Accounting Foundations4.0
BLAW 201Business Law I4.0
BSAN 160Business Analytics and Data Visualization4.0
BUSN 101Foundations of Business I4.0
BUSN 102Foundations of Business II4.0
BUSN 105Applied Business Analysis3.0
ECON 201Principles of Microeconomics4.0
ECON 202Principles of Macroeconomics4.0
FIN 301Introduction to Finance4.0
MGMT 450Strategy and Competitive Advantage4.0
ORGB 300Organizational Behavior4.0
Business Impact Elective4.0
Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor
Business Law Major Degree Requirements
Select nine of the following:36.0
Business Law II
Information Privacy, Data and the Law
Law of Business Organizations
Real Estate Law
Labor Law
International Business Law
Criminal Law
Marketing Law
Entrepreneurial Law
White Collar Crime
Employment Law
Intellectual Property and Cyber Law
Independent Study in Legal Studies
Special Topics in Legal Studies
Free Electives 38.0
Total Credits180.0-186.0
*

Students not participating in co-op will not take COOP 101; 1 credit of Free Elective will be added in place of COOP 101.

Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

**

Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses

***

Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.  

Writing-Intensive Course Requirements

In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.

A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.

Sample Plan of Study

4 year, no co-op*

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
BUSN 101 Foundations of Business I 0.0,4.0
BUSN 105 Applied Business Analysis 0.0,3.0
ENGL 101
Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research
or English Composition I
3.0
MATH 101 Introduction to Analysis I 4.0
UNIV B101 The Drexel Experience 1.0
 Credits8-15
Winter
BSAN 160 Business Analytics and Data Visualization 4.0
BUSN 102 Foundations of Business II 0.0,4.0
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics 4.0
ENGL 102
Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing
or English Composition II
3.0
 Credits11-15
Spring
ACCT 115 Financial Accounting Foundations 0.0,4.0
CIVC 101 Introduction to Civic Engagement 1.0
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 4.0
ENGL 103
Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres
or English Composition III
3.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
 Credits12-16
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Second Year
Fall
ACCT 116 Managerial Accounting Foundations 4.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits14-15
Winter
BLAW 201 Business Law I 4.0
FIN 301 Introduction to Finance 4.0
Humanities & Social Science Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits14-15
Spring
Business Flexible Requirement Courses 8.0
Business Law Major Elective 4.0
Natural Science & Technology Elective *** 3.0-4.0
 Credits15-16
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Third Year
Fall
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Business Law Major Elective 4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits14-15
Winter
ORGB 300 Organizational Behavior 4.0
UNIV B201 Career Management 1.0
Humanities & Social Science Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Business Law Major Elective 4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits15-16
Spring
Business Law Major Elective 8.0
Natural Science & Technology Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Electives 6.0
 Credits17-18
Fourth Year
Fall
Business Impact Elective 4.0
Business Law Major Elective 4.0
Free Electives 7.0
 Credits15
Winter
MGMT 450 Strategy and Competitive Advantage 4.0
Business Law Major Elective 4.0
Free Electives 7.0
 Credits15
Spring
Business Law Major Elective 8.0
Free Electives 7.0
 Credits15
 Total Credits165-186
*

Students not participating in co-op will not take COOP 101; 1 credit of Free Elective will be added in place of COOP 101.

**

Select INTB 200, OPM 200, MIS 200, MKTG 201 or STAT 201 Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.  

***

Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses

Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor.

4 year, 1 coop (Fall/Winter)

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
BUSN 101 Foundations of Business I 0.0,4.0
BUSN 105 Applied Business Analysis 3.0
ENGL 101
Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research
or English Composition I
3.0
MATH 101 Introduction to Analysis I 4.0
UNIV B101 The Drexel Experience 1.0
 Credits11-15
Winter
BSAN 160 Business Analytics and Data Visualization 4.0
BUSN 102 Foundations of Business II 0.0,4.0
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics 4.0
ENGL 102
Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing
or English Composition II
3.0
 Credits11-15
Spring
ACCT 115 Financial Accounting Foundations 0.0,4.0
CIVC 101 Introduction to Civic Engagement 1.0
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 4.0
ENGL 103
Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres
or English Composition III
3.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course * 4.0
 Credits12-16
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Second Year
Fall
ACCT 116 Managerial Accounting Foundations 4.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course * 4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective ** 3.0-4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits14-15
Winter
BLAW 201 Business Law I 4.0
COOP 101 Career Management and Professional Development *** 1.0
FIN 301 Introduction to Finance 4.0
Humanities & Social Science Elective ** 3.0-4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits15-16
Spring
Business Flexible Requirement Courses * 8.0
Business Law Major Elective 4.0
Natural Science & Technology Elective ** 3.0-4.0
 Credits15-16
Summer
Business Flexible Requirement Course * 4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective ** 3.0-4.0
Business Law Major Elective 4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits14-15
Third Year
Fall
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Winter
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Spring
ORGB 300 Organizational Behavior 4.0
UNIV B201 Career Management 1.0
Humanities & Social Science Elective ** 3.0-4.0
Business Law Major Elective 8.0
 Credits16-17
Summer
Business Law Major Elective 4.0
Natural Science & Technology Elective ** 3.0-4.0
Free Electives 10.0
 Credits17-18
Fourth Year
Fall
Business Impact Elective 4.0
Business Law Major Elective 4.0
Free Electives 6.0
 Credits14
Winter
MGMT 450 Strategy and Competitive Advantage 4.0
Business Law Major Elective 4.0
Free Electives 7.0
 Credits15
Spring
Business Law Major Elective 8.0
Free Electives 6.0
 Credits14
 Total Credits168-186
*

Select INTB 200, OPM 200, MIS 200, MKTG 201 or STAT 201 Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.  

**

Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses

***

Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor.

5 year, 3 coop (Fall/Winter) 

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
BUSN 101 Foundations of Business I 4.0
BUSN 105 Applied Business Analysis 0.0,3.0
ENGL 101
Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research
or English Composition I
3.0
MATH 101 Introduction to Analysis I 4.0
UNIV B101 The Drexel Experience 1.0
 Credits12-15
Winter
BSAN 160 Business Analytics and Data Visualization 4.0
BUSN 102 Foundations of Business II 4.0
COOP 101 Career Management and Professional Development * 1.0
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics 4.0
ENGL 102
Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing
or English Composition II
3.0
 Credits16
Spring
ACCT 115 Financial Accounting Foundations 4.0
CIVC 101 Introduction to Civic Engagement 1.0
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 4.0
ENGL 103
Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres
or English Composition III
3.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
 Credits16
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Second Year
Fall
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Winter
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Spring
ACCT 116 Managerial Accounting Foundations 4.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits14-15
Summer
BLAW 201 Business Law I 4.0
FIN 301 Introduction to Finance 4.0
Humanities & Social Science Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits14-15
Third Year
Fall
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Winter
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Spring
Business Flexible Requirement Courses ** 8.0
Business Law Major Elective 4.0
Natural Science & Technology Elective *** 3.0-4.0
 Credits15-16
Summer
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Business Law Major Elective 4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits14-15
Fourth Year
Fall
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Winter
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Spring
ORGB 300 Organizational Behavior 4.0
UNIV B201 Career Management 1.0
Humanities & Social Science Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Business Law Major Elective 8.0
 Credits16-17
Summer
Business Law Major Elective 4.0
Natural Science & Technology Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Electives 10.0
 Credits17-18
Fifth Year
Fall
Business Law Major Electives 8.0
Free Electives 6.0
 Credits14
Winter
MGMT 450 Strategy and Competitive Advantage 4.0
Business Impact Elective 4.0
Business Law Major Elective 4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits15
Spring
Business Law Major Elective 4.0
Free Electives 10.0
 Credits14
 Total Credits177-186
*

Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

**

Select INTB 200, OPM 200, MIS 200, MKTG 201 or STAT 201 Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.  

***

Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses

Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor.

Facilities

Gerri C. LeBow Hall, home to the LeBow College of Business, is a state-of-the-art building located at the heart of Drexel’s University City Campus. The building unites the school’s various constituencies around an atrium surrounded by classrooms, lecture halls, student lounges, events spaces and offices. The upper floors contain faculty officesseminar rooms and group study rooms, with the top floor housing the dean’s suite, a boardroom and conference suite that opens to east- and west-facing terraces. 

Please visit the LeBow College of Business web page, the Behavioral Lab web page and the Finance Trading Lab web page to learn more about Gerri C. LeBow Hall.